23 people have so far been killed following heavy rains and landslides in different parts of Kerala. Train, road and air travel in the state have been affected with one of the major airports in the state, Cochin International Airport, shutting down operations on Thursday. Read alert has been declared in 9 district and heavy…
Actor-director Juuhi Babbar Soni and former Miss India Prachi Mishra will be hosting a four-day theatre and fashion workshop in Dubai this August for kids and teenagers. ### The ‘Ministry of Stars’ workshop, which will be held at Fairmont the Palm from August 19 until 22, will culminate in a fashion show that will be…
Police say two tiger cubs have been found in a bathtub at a Slovakian woman’s apartment in eastern Austria. ### Police in Lower Austria province said Friday that the little big cats were discovered after an animal protection group received tips. They were found Thursday in a bathtub under a heat lamp in the apartment…
London: South African spinner Colin Ackermann claimed a new Twenty20 world record on Wednesday when he took seven wickets for just 18 runs in an English county match. ### The 28-year-old, playing for Leicestershire, took the wickets of Michael Burgess, Sam Hain, Will Rhodes, Liam Banks, Alex Thomson, Henry Brookes and Jeetan Patel in his…
Beirut: ‘Wake up before it’s too late!’ read a statement atop a photo of a Cedar tree on Lebanon’s newspaper The Daily Star [TDS] on its last page. ### Meanwhile, the English language newspaper’s front page had the word ‘Lebanon’ printed in white bold letters with a blackened background. ### In what is believed to…
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: A man who became wedged between rocks while collecting bat droppings in the Cambodian jungle was rescued after being trapped for almost four days. ### Police said Sum Bora slipped Sunday while trying to retrieve his flashlight, which had fallen in the small rocky hollow. ### Bat droppings – guano – are…
Dubai: A UAE astronaut spends ten minutes spinning on a chair and it is all part of an intensive preparation for his historic journey to space. ### Meet 31-year-old Hazzaa Al Mansoori, UAE’s prime astronaut who will make a historic trip to space on September 25. ### On August 6 Al Mansoori tweeted from his…
Dubai: Budget carrier Air Arabia reported on Wednesday a 75 per cent jump in its net profit for the second quarter of 2019 as revenues rose on the back of growth in passenger traffic. Click Here: highlanders rugby gear world### The airline said it recorded Dh210 million in profits for the quarter, bringing profits in…
Pilibhit: The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Uttar Pradesh will sow aromatic plants on its boundaries to prevent tiger attacks on human population. ### According to Naresh Kumar, senior WWF project director, herbivorous animals like deer, wild pigs and blue bulls do not eat aromatic plants and because they do not come into the area…
Los Angeles: Two-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant does not blame the Golden State Warriors for the torn Achilles tendon he suffered in the NBA Finals, Yahoo Sports reported Wednesday. ### Durant, who signed a four-year deal worth $164 million with the Brooklyn Nets last month, was hurt in game five of the…